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Moving US embassy nothing to do with Gaza violence - Nikki Haley

16 May 2018

Large crowds are seen watching just mere feet away from the border waving Palestinian flags surrounded by smoke and flames caused by the ignited tires. "This is how determined they are to make the lives of the Palestinian people miserable".

More than 50 people have been killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip over the last two days.

Dozens of funerals were expected to take place after 60 Palestinians were killed in demonstrations, according to figures provided by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Protests renewed Tuesday, but with only some 4,000 participating, the IDF said.

President Tayyip Erdogan described the actions of the Israeli forces as a "genocide" and Israel as a "terrorist state".

The statement said that Ireland was also "very disturbed" by reports of injuries suffered by health workers.

In a statement, Fatah added that the Palestinian exodus, or Nakba (catastrophe), will remain a "black mark on the forehead of humanity that allowed such crimes to be committed against Palestinians". "They don't want to be [torn] between the street - which supports Hamas - and their understanding that Israel is important for the survival of Egypt in the future".

Hours after Kushner's speech, White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah also claimed that the Palestinian deaths on Monday were "an unfortunate propaganda attempt" by Hamas.

Mrs May called for an "independent and transparent investigation" into the incident.

Nour Al-Emam, a lawyer and member of the Palestine National Council, said the USA was now complicit in the killings of unarmed Palestinians by the Israeli occupiers.

The Palestinian Authority also called a general strike in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in protest at Gaza's bloodiest day in years, which saw 58 Palestinians killed - majority shot dead by Israeli fire - and more than 2,700 people injured, according to Gaza's health ministry.

"Israel is trying to impose its occupation and policy over Palestinians, but we will not accept that", Qawasmi said.

A man interviewed at the protests said he meant to fly a kite with swastikas over the Israeli borders to burn Jewish people because he embraces the anti-Semitic components of Nazism. "They are operating in accordance with the rules of engagement", the army said.

Shamout was referring to the killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli forces during clashes and protests on Monday over the deeply controversial opening of a United States embassy in Jerusalem. Hours later, Israel responded by expelling the Turkish consul in Jerusalem.